Arorae

Arorae is an atoll in located near the equator. Arorae is the southernmost island in the group. It has a population of just over a thousand inhabitants on 9.5 square kilometres.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Atoll
  • Also known as: “Arora”, “Arorai”, “Arurai”, “Hope Island”, and “Hurd Island”
  • Historically known as: “Arorai Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arorae Island Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Arorae Airport is the serving , . It is located in the north of the island, north of the village of Tamaroa. The airport is served by Air Kiribati from , which is connected with at , but lands at on its way from Arorae back to Tabiteuea North. is situated 3½ km northwest of Arorae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roreti.

Village
is a village in , . The name is a local transliteration of Royalist. There are only two villages on the island: the northern village, Tamaroa and the southern village, .

Arorae

Latitude
-2.63939° or 2° 38′ 22″ south
Longitude
176.82598° or 176° 49′ 34″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
IATA airport code
AIS
Open location code
6V9R9R6G+69
Geo­Names ID
2110266
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